Why you should become an intern with JupyterHub#

Are you thinking about applying to JupyterHub with your Outreachy internship but aren’t sure? Read what previous interns have to say about their experience!

Testimonals#

Here are some testimonials from previous Outreachy interns who have worked with JupyterHub.

Participating in an Outreachy internship at Project JupyterHub was one of the best decisions I’ve made for my career as a software developer. Working with the JupyterHub community on Pytest JupyterHub taught me the importance of community building and collaboration, and helped me establish lasting friendships with some of the brightest minds in the industry. The experience pushed me to expand my skill set and solidified my passion for open-source development. I couldn’t have hoped for a more rewarding and fulfilling internship, and I’m grateful for the opportunity that Outreachy and Project JupyterHub provided me.

—Sheila Kahwai, Dec 2022 intern

When I started my internship with JupyterHub, the last thing I expected was to have a great time. In fact, I was very afraid: what if I fail? What if I am not good enough and the mentors call me out, or worse, rate me poorly? What if… what if? But my fears were unfounded. The first words my mentor and our cohort’s community coordinator, Dr. Sarah Gibson, would say in our introductory call were that there would be no “fail” score in her assessment of our work and that we can rest assured that she would not give negative feedback about us to the Outreachy organizers. This reassurance calmed me and I began to see the internship for what it really was: an opportunity to meaningfully contribute, learn as much as possible, and collaborate with others on a spectacular open source software project. Over three months, and with the consistent support and encouragement of Sarah and other JupyterHub contributors, especially Min, Georgiana, Erik, and Simon Li, I managed to successfully achieve my internship’s objective: restructuring JupyterHub’s documentation using the Diataxis framework. I will always be grateful for the lessons I learned, the experiences I had, and the people I met during this period.

—Alan Wasega, Dec 2022 intern

During a Coffee chat organised by Outreachy for the May cohort applicants, I was asked to use three words to summarise my Outreachy experience using three words. After thinking for a while, I had to resort to describing my experience because I felt three words weren’t enough. Being able to intern with JupyterHub is what I would describe as a life-changing opportunity. In the space of three months, I went from doubting my technical skills, being scared of initiating conversations and asking questions to being confident. Right now, I might not know everything but I have the right attitude to learn ANYTHING I set my heart to because of how present, helpful and supportive my mentors and members of the JupyterHub community are. During my internship they answered all my questions, pointed me to the right resources to learn and even created time for pair programming sessions when I got stuck. This has improved both my technical skills and interpersonal skills. I am grateful for this and hope one day, I will be able to pour the knowledge I have gained into others.

—Ogoh Blessing Onyowoicho, Dec 2022 intern